Activity 2

1. Silvio Berlusconi
2. Michelle Bachelete
3. Hillary Clinton
4. Hu Jintao
5. Álvaro Uribe
6. Ehud Olmert
7. Gordon Brown
8. Ban Ki Moon
9. Nocolas Sarkozy
10. George Bush
11. Vladimir Putin
12. Fidel Castro
13. Mahmoud Abbas
14. Taro Asso
15. José Luis Zapatero
16. Kim Jong Il
17. Barack Obama
18. Dalai Lama
19. Pratibha Patil
20. Thein Sein
21. Robert Mugabe
22. Hamid Karzai
23. Raul Castro
24. Mohamed Osni Murbarak
25. Dmitry Medvedev
26. Cristina Fernández de Kirchner
27. Abhisit Vejjajiva
28. Ignacio Lula da Silva
29. Angela Merkel
30. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
31. Asif Ali Zarda

News 2

FIDEL CASTRO DEMONSTRATES HIS MORTALITY

who? 

fidel castro

where? 

cuba

when? 

January 23

What?

castro says that he might no live long enough to see the end of obamas camapain

why? because of his health

FIDEL BREAKES SILENCE

who?

fidel castro

where?

cuba

when?

22 january

What?

fidel castro breakes finally the silence, since hi disapear on december 15, and he writes a column thanking of obamas honesty

-in this picture we can se 2 men carrying a maybe 50 year old guy who is woonded and at the back we can se other 30 people running for their lifes as if a granade had just blowed up something.

-its pictures the 2 men carrying th old man

-you cant their fear, desperation, you can see that will to live that the have

-I think that they would want to say that to please stop foreing because its the inossent people the ones that suffer the most

Activity 3

a. To which "old battle" does the article's headline refer?

To the conflicts that Jews and Arabs have had since the creation of Israel.

b. What seem to be the hopes underlying Israel's assault on Gaza?

First of all, they want to stop rocket attacks and eliminate Hama’s power in Palestine.

c. How would a clear Israeli victory affect the region?

It would cause countries, such as Iran, to declare common cause against Islamic militancy.

d. How would a clear Israeli victory affect the United States?

It would help to start restoration in US.

e. Why does Iran have much at stake in the outcome of the current crisis?

Iran has alot in stake because they are just over with a war and their country is poor right now so it wouldnt be the smartest thing to get involved into another war, and to lose

f. How likely is it that the Israeli assault will be successful?

for now it seems that israel could win but we dont know the limits of the Hamas yet.

g. What are some of the divisions in the Middle East that this conflict has highlighted?

Egypt because of is alaiance with Israel, Iran kinda wants to suppor Gaza although they cant

h. What happened in Lebanon in 1982? How are the Gaza attacks similar?

They may fail like they did in 1982, and also in Iran interferes, the situation will get worse.

i. In what ways might the attacks on Gaza backfire?

History suggests that Israel has a lot of probabilities to fail just as it did in lebanon on 1982.

j. Why does Mr. Abbas say he will walk away from the peace talks begun by President Bush in 2007?

Because fighting was emboldening palestinian resistance.

k. What lessons has Israel learned from Lebanon?

Israel has learned to lower expectations and this time Israel is more prepared.

m. In what way is the timing of this renewed battle beneficial?

It came before the inauguration of President Obama.

n. How will the Obama administration be able to capitalize on the situation in Gaza? 

The passionate reactions, the emotional reactions, and the hatred, will be directed at the present administration rather than the next one. 

Activity 2

What is happenings in Israel and Gaza?

            After World War II the Plaestine territories was divided. Israel was born, Gaza wasnt pleased with the deal and created a guerrilla against Israel. they kept in war for several years, the UN allways tried to make this countries to stop the fight. But it wasnt until now that israel got sick of the Gaza and they faught back with everything they got.

How many Palestinians and Israels have died?

over 900 Palestines have died and 13 Israels (up to monday)

What are the Hamas?

Hamas is like a Palestine gang that is responsible to the attacks on the Israeles.

What was the U.S. response to the attacks?

they holded their vote on the emergency UN conference, when al of the other countries voted that both bands shoud stop fireing. 

What happend when Israel became independent in 1948?

Afer declaring independent the Palestines were displeased with the deal and they began a guerrilla against Israel.

What did Israel agreed in the Olso accord?

they agreed that everyday they would stop for at leat 2 or 3 hours to let the UN military go in, to let the people go to a hospital, to pick up corps etc.

How did Hamas come to power in Gaza?

in 2006 the hamas took control of most of the Plaestine legistative council.

Activity 1

Where is Israel located?

Israel is located al the left of Jordan, above of Egypt, and below of lebanon

Why was Israel created?

Israel declared his independence a few years later after the World War II. they had some problems with other states because they didnt agree in the ONU's plan, that was followed by the Isrealian war in 1948. after a series batles won it reafrimed their independence. 

the palentine territories are

News 1

earthquake in Costa Rica

who: the goberment of Costa Rica
where: Costa Rica
when: 8/1/09
why: all around the world earthquakes have been ocurring because of the tectonic plates.
what: a 6,2 earthquake ocurred in the Epi Centro yesterday. For now there is only news of 14 people dead, other 50 missing and over 2000 injured. the USA goberment is sending helicopters to search and rescue the people trapped on the buildings. the Costa Rican helicopters can operate over the mountains.